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Hi Angleena, can you provide a citation to your reference material? Or cut and paste a copy of it here? Thanks. For my posts, I relied on various newspaper articles, including one in yesterday's Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, which says: "The man who allegedly killed and dismembered Fort...

You're welcome, AngelWings. I've never heard of LE issuing criminal protective orders; I've always found it to be a judicial function, because the perpetrator has Constitutional rights. Usually a court will issue an emergency temporary protective order and set a date for a hearing on the...

I agree with you: someone, anyone who knew what was going on with the 13 year old in Iowa should have reported the matter to the police and/or CPS. The problem here is that when Mom petitioned for the "civil protective order," the judge who reviewed her petition took no action. The minute...

That's the big question in the Iowa case. Why didn't that judge refer this case to the police or to Child Protective Services? I was hoping that the judge might have had a duty to report as a mandated reporter of child abuse and that he might face consequences for failure to do so. As I said...

See www.iowacasa.org/aspx/legislativeinformationandlaws/legislativepriorities.aspx, which says: The link to the CASA website looks good when I preview this, but shows up with missing pieces in the actual post. Let me try again...

See www.iowacasa.org/aspx/legislativeinformationandlaws/legislativepriorities.aspx, which says: The link to the CASA website looks good when I preview this, but shows up with missing pieces in the actual post. Let me try again...

I share your frustration and your questions. Iowa law provides for “civil protection orders” only when the alleged perp and victim have a pre-existing intimate relationship, such as past or present marriage, domestic partnership, etc. In essence, civil protective orders are available in...